# NTSB WPR13LA230: Cessna T188C, N2167J, Pine Bluffs, WY, May 15, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 15, 2013, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Pine Bluffs, WY - Coordinates: 41.150276, -104.168891 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1503&lon=-104.1689&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 14, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 86903 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13LA230 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86903/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86903 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA230 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T188C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2073012), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna T188C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=2073012), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T188C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=2073012), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna T188C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2073012), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T188C, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073012), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The commercial pilot reported that he was conducting a solo practice flight in the piston-engine agricultural airplane. After takeoff and just as he started to turn the airplane from the upwind to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot initiated an off-airport landing to a field. During the landing roll, the main wheels hit a berm, which resulted in the left main landing gear separating from the airframe. The left wing then struck the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing assembly. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On May 15, 2013, about 1100 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Cessna T188C, N2167J, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing shortly after takeoff from Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport (82V), Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Circle S Aviation, LLC, was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local solo instructional flight had initially departed Pine Bluffs about 0900. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that the flight was a solo practice flight in the piston engine agricultural airplane. He reported that after takeoff, as he turned from upwind to crosswind, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot attempted an off airport landing in an agricultural field; during the roll-out in the field, the main wheels hit a dirt berm and the left main gear separated from the airframe. The left wing subsequently contacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing assembly. The operator examined the airframe and engine after the accident without government oversight, and reported no abnormalities were noted that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2167J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2167J-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N T18803404T (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C - Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T18803404T - Airframe hours: 2113 - Engines: Continental Motors TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Circle S Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Circle S Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2012 - Departed: 82V, Pine Bluffs, WY - Destination: 82V, Pine Bluffs, WY - Airport: 82V, Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport, runway 26, 5,331 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 27, 2012; seat: front; flight hours: 555 total, 11 in this make and model, 490 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: KIBM, 22 nm away ## Other investigations on N2167J (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN79FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE47), Jun 18, 1979: Cessna T188C (N2167J), Center, CO, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 29, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86903. 539 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 437 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436256&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Examination Statement (item 2, .PDF, 102 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436257&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Examination%20Statement-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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